Syzygium cumini (S. cumini) is a species of Syzygium (L.) Skeels are one of the most well-known species and are widely farmed. Jambolan, Indian blackberry, jamun, black plum, java plum, Malabar plum, Portuguese plum, purple plum, damson plum and Jamaica are common names for jamun. The tree is found throughout the Indian subcontinent and many other South Asian countries including Burma, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, Indonesia, and Sri Lanka. Buddhists in southern Asia revere the tree, and it is usually planted near Hindu temples since it is considered sacred to Lord Krishna.1
Jambolan is a vast, highly foliaceous evergreen tree with thick greyish-brown bark that exfoliates in woody scales. The wood is whitish in colour and durable. The leaves are leathery, 6 to 12 centimeters long, and oblong-ovate to elliptical in shape with a broad tip. Flowers are round or oblong in shape, aromatic, greenish-white, and come in clusters of a few or 10 to 40. The fruits are oblong, 1.5 to 3.5 centimeters long, dark-purple or black, and delicious, with a single big seed inside.
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